The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-16
FAIR AIDS 70 UNCLE SAM,
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inspector All about her gave evidence Of the
re0nements Of life. She was dressed neatly,
she spoke frankly, and with sincerity that
vas mighty interesting, and her conversation
on extraneous subjects which, incidentally.
we're introduced. evinced sprightly intellect.
gbe has been customs inspector for several
months In the course Of her service she hns
trsmped over oil the wherves Of all the big
steamship lines, often gone without her meals
IN order to DO In time for her duties, and has
stayed at her post very often from In the
morning until ut night. &.
"You want me to toll you something OF my
He2o she repeated. well. suppose like
everything else It has its bright side. but dnr-
ing the summer months, when the ocoan travel
d heavy. our hours are long and the duties
lsborious. II has been particularly so this
season. Very often we have had to be on tho
vharves at In the morning. rain or sunshine.
and there havo been nights whom we used the
latch keys to our homes at midnight"
How are we led to suspect passengers2 BY
thewomen who smue ele have looked me calmly
more mel nerve than men. invariably say to the
s AFRAID have se0a on your
person or think you have. and You would
b amazed ct the assurance Of their answers.
anime them. 'and Il call attention to their
bustles, saying that they look unusually large
and a.: sss IL hs, &
Some women. no matter how warm II Is OF
bow much they perspire under them. wear
Oh. NO; am quite comfcrtable. Hundreds q
say that there Is no use Tor me- me to e.amine
HI that trunk, they soy; IT j. aqiis, u .,s
1#H9hese smSsgIsrs possess the quiet and
he way hey we re sesss
paijbls with the graceful carriage OF the head
Of having goods concealed about their skirts.
There 10 class of women smuRglers who rush
WINS VIZ srs To e o ss5
sSsIr trunfs. Little q nothing e ever found
sre quickly secreted at home.
the Saf ase
title. Is aessSsd. ana then isanfiy ADMITS that
things, but sometimes these are Of value
The bright young inspectress then spoke Of
She said that very often; IN Important cases.
hat tSe oSisi inior@snts we're ths stewards
matter how literally they have been
most Know. are smueeiers. fhe stewards and
steyardesses have access to the staterooms.
honest dressmakers give excellent assistance
ihg the season. send theIr, forewomon to
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examination rooms O. where the women inspec s
tressss examine aim smugglsrs" The The inspeGtor
II ss tho
steamship. It e the delicate part q the bust
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them to please take their things Oh. They
beein with the hustle, and invariably stop
Oh their dress and sfirts, and you would Be
amazed and SHOCKED At the easy nncopcern
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that way even before my mother or SISTERS but
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tho great Sunday SUN isn't big enough to print
ds ther and WIFE TIM The
Of iace. They stun their stockings with rib
ssss SSans Se9e sosnd about a6s limbs
woman. Others partial TO lace curtains have
s 1 Ssyss %ss ssd p pas os
when dissected. arc found to contain dia-
ponda. the diamonds IL the plums are
sSoss have been diseovsred. They are hollow.
SsSs l & ash PS5ss.. AZ. S %
% hips &c
sess and 3 snoss dear
re feminine eye. The en8rmoqs 6u ,saa OF
Bags
pi bonnets. silks, and gloves
so pers with dosen pairs al
They gan bring gloves only for their own use
sn tee OF nr psr
sssld one time t6st Tie 81 wsrs q Rarieaiarly
we're aaa G sSs days when she had the
thsumstism in her banda"
ss s the have vssa zen
90 a. particular as they have been. The stan
vas reorganized last June with Instructions to
% their prstttest to build up the department.
They performed their work so we'll that little
Or nothing escaped them, and now there is q
hubbub because they have followed tnstruc-
tons and corrslled about everything they have
A. The blaok-eyed public servant then spoke of
me difference In the sums offered the women
g brtbes and those rendered to men tnspec-
Tors. oh" she said, they offer us q dollar.
woman thinks dollar q big bride. A male
Inspector gets an offer OF anywhere from $40 to
sS0 according to the worth OF tho goods TO be
smugRled The women inspectors are very
particular, and will accept no favors. Some OF
tho passengers will ask them to call, and to
dinner. sometimes to theatres, but i don't
NOV IN Of one inspeesress who has ever accepted
At The pay Of the women inspectors Is 90 a
gay, and they cam every PENNY OF 1t. One who
mas studied the system and the work done By
snem has suggested that the women inspec-
tors should receive the same nay as the men,
which y "a, 1t is argued In support Of this
suggestion that the twenty women inspectors
whose pictures accompany this story have TO
Sover almost the same ground that the several
hundred men inspectors are required tn. They
sre sent to all the steamship wharves and TO
Instant docks to which tramp" steamers 20,
ana their daily expenses for car fares and fer
yiaEes are sometimes quite an item. 1t has
Ieen further suggested that cutter should be
devoted exclusively TO the use OF the women
IL hal hat hafo thar